On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho by Matsuo Basho (English) Paperback Book

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On Love and Barley

by Matsuo Basho, Lucien Stryk

Presents the poems that combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation and evoke the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature.

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Basho is one of the greatest Japanese poets and a master of haikuBasho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller. His poems combine 'karumi', or lightness of touch, with the Zen ideal of oneness with creation. Each poem evokes the natural world - the cherry blossom, the leaping frog, the summer moon or the winter snow - suggesting the smallness of human life in comparison to the vastness and drama of nature. Basho himself enjoyed solitude and a life free from possessions, and his haiku are the work of an observant eye and a meditative mind, uncluttered by materialism and alive to the beauty of the world around him.

Notes

Traditional Japanese verse. Translated by Lucien Stark.

Author Biography

Basho was born near Kyoto in 1644. A poet and diarist, he spent his youth as companion to the son of the local lord, and with him studied the writing of poetry. In 1667 he moved to Edo (now Tokyo) and continued to write verse. Eventually, he became a recluse. His writings are strongly influenced by the Zen sect of Buddhism.Lucien Stryk is a well-known translator.

Table of Contents

BashoIntroduction
Acknowledgements
The Haiku
Notes

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Basho, one of the greatest of Japanese poets and the master of haiku, was also a Buddhist monk and a life-long traveller.

Kirkus UK Review

Bashi, the 17th-century Japanese poet and diarist, was a great master of haiku. This verse form, of 17 syllables divided into three lines of five, seven and five syllables, is a spare, intense poetic utterance, often invoking nature. Lucien Stryk's elegant translations do not reproduce the numbered syllables in English, but dive to the heart of the meaning. (Kirkus UK)

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Details ISBN0140444599 Author Lucien Stryk Short Title ON LOVE & BARLEY Series Penguin Classics Language English Translator Lucien Stryk ISBN-10 0140444599 ISBN-13 9780140444599 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 895.613 Illustrations Yes Subtitle Haiku of Basho Place of Publication London Translated from Japanese Birth 1644 Death 1694 Edition 1st Tag pengblackclassics Residence US Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780140444599 UK Release Date 1985-08-29 US Release Date 1986-01-07 Country of Publication United Kingdom Pages 96 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd Year 1985 Publication Date 1985-08-29 Alternative 9780141907772 Audience General NZ Release Date 1986-03-31 AU Release Date 1986-03-31

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  • Condition: Brand new
  • ISBN-13: 9780140444599
  • Type: NA
  • Publication Name: NA
  • Publication Year: 1985
  • Format: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Book Title: On Love and Barley: Haiku of Basho
  • Item Height: 198mm
  • Author: Matsuo Basho
  • Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
  • Topic: Poetry
  • Item Width: 129mm
  • Item Weight: 78g
  • Number of Pages: 96 Pages

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